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2 Samuel 24:10-17

10AndDavid’sheartלֵב־lev-H3820smotehimafterthathehadnumberedthepeopleהָעָ֑ם סha.'AmH5971.AndDavidH1732saidH559untoJehovah,IhavesinnedH2398greatlyinthatwhichIhavedone:butnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,OJehovah, putaway,Ibeseechthee,theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650;forIhavedoneveryH3966foolishlyנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיnis.Kal.tiH5528.

11AndwhenDavidH1732roseH6965upinthemorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶר פba.Bo.kerH1242,thewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntotheprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030Gadגָּ֣דgadH1410,David’sseerחֹזֵ֥הcho.ZehH2374,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,IofferH6213theethreeשָׁלֹ֕שׁsha.LoshH7969thingsH7969:chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977theeoneאַֽחַת־'a.chat-H259ofthem,thatImaydoitunto thee.

13SoGadגָ֥דgadH1410cameH935toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,andtoldH5046him,andsaidH559untohim,ShallsevenשֶֽׁבַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֣ים׀sha.NimH8141offamineרָעָ֣ב׀ra.'AvH7458comeH935unto theeinthylandבְּאַרְצֶ֡ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776?orwilt thoufleeנֻסְךָ֨nus.KhaH5127threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳ֠דָשִׁיםCho.da.shimH2320beforethy foeswhiletheypursueH7291thee?orshalltherebeהֱ֠יוֹתHe.yotH1961threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117pestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698inthylandבְּאַרְצֶ֔ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776?nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258advise thee,andconsiderH7200whatanswerIshallreturnH7725tohimthatsentH7971me.

14AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidH559untoGadגָּ֖דgadH1410,Iaminagreatstrait:letusfallנִפְּלָה־ni.pe.lah-H5307nowintothehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofJehovah;forhismerciesaregreat;andletmenotfallאֶפֹּֽלָה׃'e.Po.lahH5307intothehandוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027ofmanH120.

15SoJehovahsentapestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698uponIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478fromthemorningמֵהַבֹּ֖קֶרme.ha.Bo.kerH1242eventothetimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256appointedמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150;andtherediedH4191ofthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971fromDanמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835eventoBeer-shebaseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

16Andwhentheangelהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971outhishandיָד֨וֹya.DoH3027towardJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimH3389todestroyH7843it,JehovahrepentedH5162himoftheevilH7451,andsaidH559totheangelלַמַּלְאָ֞ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397thatdestroyedH7843thepeopleבָּעָם֙ba.'AmH5971,Itisenoughרַ֔בRavH7227;nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258stay thyhandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.Andtheangelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahwasH1961bythethreshing-floorofAraunahהָאֲרַ֥וְנָהha.'Or.nahH728theJebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.

17AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732spake untoJehovahwhenhesawH7200theangelהַמַּלְאָ֣ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397thatsmotethepeopleבָעָ֗םva.'AmH5971,andsaidH559,Lo,IhavesinnedH2398,andIhavedoneperversely;butthesesheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,whathavetheydone?letthyhandיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027,Ipraythee,beתְּהִ֨יte.HiH1961againstme,andagainstmyfather’sאָבִֽי׃ פ'a.ViH1houseוּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.VeitH1004.

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